Trevor Oliver Taylor (11 January 1958 – 19 January 2008)Trevor Oliver Taylor was a Jamaican-German singer, musician, music producer, and songwriter. He was best known as the original lead singer of the German band Bad Boys Blue. In later years, he adopted the stage name Supa T.
Early years Trevor Taylor was born in 1958 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. At the age of 14, Taylor visited England for the first time. Besides music, young Taylor was interested in cooking, power lifting, and football. Taylor was a true rastaman, and his idol was Bob Marley. At the beginning of his career, Taylor played bass guitar in the British reggae band UB40 and also was a singer in little-known groups in Seychelles. In 1978, Taylor worked as a chef in a restaurant "Holiday Inn" in Birmingham, and then in Cologne restaurant "Stummel".BAD BOYS BLUE (Music Group)
Bad Boys Blue In 1984, Trevor Taylor joined the new group Bad Boys Blue, where he was selected as the lead vocalist. He sang the leads on the 1985 hit song "You're a Woman". It was a real success for the band and it instantly reached Top 10 in many European music charts. In Germany, the single peaked at No. 8 and it did not leave the German Top 20 for four months. The same year, Bad Boys Blue released their first studio album, Hot Girls, Bad Boys, on which Trevor Taylor sang on all songs (except "L.O.V.E. in My Car"), just as he did on the band's second album, Heartbeat, which was released in 1986.
In 1987, while recording the single "Come Back And Stay", producers Tony Hendrik and Karin van Haaren decided to change the lead singer, and John McInerney became the permanent front person. These changes led to tensions within the group, so Taylor gradually phased out his presence and in 1989 left the team for good to pursue a solo career.
After leaving Bad Boys Blue After leaving the group, Taylor tried to act in films and participated in various musical projects, from trance to reggae. In 1990, the reggae project Street Noise released the single "Our Problem", where Trevor Taylor was the leading vocalist. In 1991, Taylor was a member of the band Temper Temper as a guitarist. For several years Taylor was a producer and vocalist in the German reggae band Umoya, which released three albums and six singles.
Since 1995, under the pseudonym Supa T, Taylor began recording with the band The Party Animals, releasing singles "My Dog", "Gotta Jump", "Be True", and "Love and Respect". The latter was the hit of the year in Spain and held top positions in the Spanish charts for a long time. All these compositions subsequently were featured in his first solo album, Reggae in the Pop House & Soul, released in 1998 by Vale Music.Supa-T — Reggae In The Pop House & Soul That same year, Taylor participated in the recording of the single "Harddrummer" by Chocolate Milk.
He later recorded singles for Mondo Club: a cover version of "Don't Worry, Be Happy",Mondo Club – Don't Worry Be Happy and "Sex Up My Life", which became the soundtrack for the television series "Heiße Tage – Wilde Nächte". In his later years, Taylor performed a lot with reggae groups Umoya and The Reggae Cracks. He also planned to release his second solo album, Second Life.
Trevor Taylor, aged 50, died of a heart attack at a hospital in Cologne. His second solo album is still officially unreleased.Supa.T and the Reggae Cracks – Second Life (Unreleased) 2007Supa T & Reggae Cracks, The — Second Life
Discography
Singles YearNamePerformer/Group1985You're a WomanBad Boys Blue1985Pretty Young GirlBad Boys Blue1986Kisses and Tears (My One and Only)Bad Boys Blue1986Love Really Hurts Without YouBad Boys Blue1986I Wanna Hear Your Heartbeat (Sunday Girl)Bad Boys Blue1987Gimme Gimme Your Lovin' (Little Lady)Bad Boys Blue1990Our ProblemStreet Noise (feat. Trevor Taylor)1992Hey YouUmoya1993Hey You (Club Remixes)Umoya1993The ChildrenUmoya1994Hey See De RastamanUmoya1994Hey See De Rastaman (Dance Remixes)Umoya1994Song For RuandaCologne Ruanda Project1995My Dog (Is Better Than Your Dog)Supa T and the Party Animals1996Love and RespectSupa T and the Party Animals1997Gotta JumpSupa T and the Party Animals1998Be TrueSupa T and the Party Animals1998Harddrummer (Drivin' Me Crazy)Chocolate Milk2001Ha Deng /Tribal NationAvancada2001I Like to Move ItBang Gang2001Sex Up My Life (The Pussy Song)Mondo Club2001Don't Worry, Be HappyMondo Club2010Ragga Ragga (digital release)Blunt Factory (feat. Trevor Taylor)
Albums YearNamePerformer/Group1985Hot Girls, Bad BoysBad Boys Blue1986Heart BeatBad Boys Blue1987Love Is No CrimeBad Boys Blue1988My Blue WorldBad Boys Blue1993OverdueUmoya1998Reggae in the Pop House & SoulSupa T and the Party Animals1999Mixed Mode (promo)Umoya2004Two DecadesUmoya2006Many WaysKuebert2007Second Life (unreleased)Supa T and the Reggae Cracks
References
External links Umoya official website